Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pregunto | |
| tú | preguntas | |
| él / ella / usted | pregunta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preguntamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preguntáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preguntan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pregunté | |
| tú | preguntaste | |
| él / ella / usted | preguntó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preguntamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preguntasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preguntaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preguntaba | |
| tú | preguntabas | |
| él / ella / usted | preguntaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preguntábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preguntabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preguntaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preguntaré | |
| tú | preguntarás | |
| él / ella / usted | preguntará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preguntaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preguntaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preguntarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preguntaría | |
| tú | preguntarías | |
| él / ella / usted | preguntaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preguntaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preguntaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preguntarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pregunte | |
| tú | preguntes | |
| él / ella / usted | pregunte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preguntemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preguntéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pregunten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to ask
- (reflexive) to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations